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Jamie Thulin, Jack Kotowski, Hanna Pegarsch, and Jordan Ford celebrate Christmas Extrav

Campus prepares for holiday festivities

December 15, 2016

The drop in temperature didn’t stop students from partaking in holiday festivities over the weekend, with many students donning festive holiday outfits and embracing the cold weather, more often with...

Christmas at Augustana

Christmas at Augustana

Katherine Hogan December 8, 2016

According to Dr. Jon Hurty, an Augustana music director, “Christmas at Augustana has been the most well-attended on campus concert at Augustana since its inception about eight years ago.” The opening...

OSL Attends NACA Convention

December 2, 2016

Over fall break, Augustana’s Office of Student Life student leaders travelled to Covington, Kentucky to attend the National Association for Campus Activities’ convention. There, student leaders previewed...

Augustana inducts new Hall of Fame class

October 6, 2016

This past Saturday, the Augustana Athletic Department introduced the 21st class into the Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame during and after the football game. This year’s inductees included Dave Linger,...

Daytrotter Taking Innovative Steps in its Tenth Year

September 29, 2016

Ten minutes from Augustana College lies Daytrotter, a live music venue and recording studio for up-and-coming artists from the Quad Cities and throughout the nation. Daytrotter has no singular focus on...

Family, Fun, and Football all in one weekend

September 22, 2016

Moms, dads, grandparents, and siblings swarmed the campus for a fun Family Weekend filled with activities and catching up, while attending events on Saturday that went all the way through Sunday evening. After...

Freight House Farmers' Market

September 22, 2016

The Freight House Farmers’ Market is a farmers’ market based out of Davenport, IA. Located directly next to Modern Woodmen Park, it hosts a large number of local businesses with enough variety for...

Augustana hosting Early Voting on October 24th

September 22, 2016

Augustana will host early voting for the upcoming election on Oct. 24 from 8:30-4 p.m. by the Brew by Slough. Kai Swanson, Special Assistant to the President, and Rock Island County Clerk, Karen Kinney...

Dr. Heine locates and identifies various parts of the Mississippi River on a map. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Augustana professor conducts Riverine Walk

August 16, 2016

"I can't remember a time I wasn't interested in the river," said Augustana's Dr. Reuben Heine, Associate Professor of Geography, as he began his Riverine Walk, "Deep Maps: Historic Geography of Pool 16...

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